Whiz Kids

TV Series
1983–1984
1h

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Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Whiz Kids (1983)

The adventures of a group of young kids who are amateur computer experts and detectives.The adventures of a group of young kids who are amateur computer experts and detectives.The adventures of a group of young kids who are amateur computer experts and detectives.

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6.8/10

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Awards
- 5 nominations total

Episodes18

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Trivia
Apparently CBS has lost the masters for the TV series, according to someone who spoke with one of the key people behind the show. This is the reason why there is no streaming version or DVD version of the show. There is a French version of the show that has 12 of the 18 episodes on DVD, however they are at 25fps and have some quality issues.

Connections
Featured in Eastbound & Down: Chapter 8 (2010)

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7/10

For a 12 year old computer geek, this show was it!

I am really trying to remember 20 years ago to this show. It was very much a spin-off of the success of War Games. Richie had a computer that could do almost anything. It was built from a lot of spare parts that must have been around the studio. If it could flash, it went in the computer.

At the time I loved the show because I was young and though computers were neat. I would like to see the show again just to see what I think now.

The thing that I remember most about the show is that EVERYTHING seemed to be run by computers. In one episode they were locked in some room. In that room was some discarded terminal that they were able to connect to the building sprinkler system and set it off. Deus ex Machina situations like this happened way too often...and Richie was always like MacGuyver with a keyboard.

Still...I remember liking the show back then.